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Page 10
... long stem . This fruit is round , from 3 to 5 inches in diameter , has a thick , tough , rough rind , which when ripe is a deep claret color , and the meat , which is a golden- yellow , is tinged with purple next to the rind , and is ...
... long stem . This fruit is round , from 3 to 5 inches in diameter , has a thick , tough , rough rind , which when ripe is a deep claret color , and the meat , which is a golden- yellow , is tinged with purple next to the rind , and is ...
Page 20
... inches long , and from 21⁄2 to 3 inches broad . The flowers are crimson , fluffy balls , appearing in March and April , on the naked branches and upper trunk of the tree . The fruit , which ripens from July until December , generally ...
... inches long , and from 21⁄2 to 3 inches broad . The flowers are crimson , fluffy balls , appearing in March and April , on the naked branches and upper trunk of the tree . The fruit , which ripens from July until December , generally ...
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... tall , hardy tree is a native of Southern Asia . In Polynesia it grows well , up to an elevation of 5000 feet . It is a very com- mon tree in the Hawaiian Islands . Its leaves , which are from 4 to 6 inches long , and from 2 to 3 inches ...
... tall , hardy tree is a native of Southern Asia . In Polynesia it grows well , up to an elevation of 5000 feet . It is a very com- mon tree in the Hawaiian Islands . Its leaves , which are from 4 to 6 inches long , and from 2 to 3 inches ...
Page 44
... tall evergreen with irregular branches ; its digitate leaves are dark and glossy . The trunk is ashen - grey , with warty excrescences . The fruit , which matures in April and May , is large , 1 to 4 inches in diameter ; it is depressed ...
... tall evergreen with irregular branches ; its digitate leaves are dark and glossy . The trunk is ashen - grey , with warty excrescences . The fruit , which matures in April and May , is large , 1 to 4 inches in diameter ; it is depressed ...
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... inches long . The small , solitary flowers , have many creamy - white petals , and are very fragrant ; from them perfume is obtained by distillation . The yellow fruit is about the shape and size of a small olive , and contains a dry ...
... inches long . The small , solitary flowers , have many creamy - white petals , and are very fragrant ; from them perfume is obtained by distillation . The yellow fruit is about the shape and size of a small olive , and contains a dry ...
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20 feet 2½ inches acid Apple aromatic bears berry black seeds BREADFRUIT Carica Cherimoyer cherry Citrus clusters color contains many seeds cultivated dark green delicious drupe eaten raw edible pulp elevation evergreen evergreen tree fleshy found growing fragrant G. P. W. Collection gardens germinate readily glabrous glossy Government Nursery grafted grown guava handsome hardy Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Honolulu inches in diameter inches in length inches long introduced to Hawaii Jambosa juicy kernel Kiawe large seed leaflets leathery leaves are oval LEMON light-green lobed low-growing tree Mammee Apple MANDARIN ORANGE mango Mangosteen Oahu obovate odor orange ovate panicles Papaya pear-shaped Persea gratissima petals petioles pinnate pinnate leaves plant PLATE Plum propagated purple rind ripens rough shape shell shiny leaves short petioles shrub small tree smooth specimens spreading branches stems sweet thin thrives tropical America true to seed trunk WATER APPLE West Indies white flowers yellow pulp yellow when ripe